The kids and I took a trip to
Springhouse Farm, about an hour south of here, near Washington, PA. It was a warm day, but the kids had a blast. They learned a lot about dairy farms, and all that's involved in caring for the cows, milking the cows, and getting the milk from the farm to the stores. I wasn't able to get great pictures of everything they did, but they had a wonderful time and hopefully learned a lot!
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| Titus milking a cow. |
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| Katelyn milking Grace the cow. |
Lydia was a little intimidated by the idea of being so close to such a large animal, so she helped mom milk one...which is why there's no picture of her. :)
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| The kids in the milkinghouse. |
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| Lydia "helping" feed a baby calf. |
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| Katelyn did a great job. |
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| Titus also really enjoyed feeding the calf. |
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| I love this picture, even though Titus wasn't too pleased with it. |
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| Baby calves are so cute! |
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| They loved petting them. |
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| This boy definitely has farming in his blood. |
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| It wasn't a John Deere, but he still made himself very much at home on it. (And had to be encouraged to let others have a turn on it.) :) |
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| Elise finally free from the backpack carrier & able to join in on the fun! |
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| Lydia eventually warmed up to the calves & really enjoyed petting them. |
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| Sweet Elise checking out the calves. |
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| These two loved everything there. |
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| And this girl was a trooper. There was a lot of walking & it was a warm day, but she didn't complain once. |
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| Ice cream was the perfect treat at the end of our time there. |
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| Elise finally discovers the joy of ice cream! (Maybe it's because she had never been offered chocolate peanut butter before!) |
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| Lydia was so sweet - sharing with her sister. |
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| It was a great day! We hope we can do it again sometime. |
